2007-08-04 17:26:10 · 18 answers · asked by Zefram 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
No, they can't. Like other posters, they wouldn't be able to prove how many more or less homeruns he would've hit without them. If they take the homeruns away it would change the outcomes of games, change his RBI's, change his runs scored, change OBP, Slugging, other's Runs scored due to his RBi's. Everything would be different and impossible to calculate.
When Roger Maris broke Babe Ruth's single season homerun record they just put an asterik next to his name. They removed after a long time, but it's the only way they can show something was tainted. They won't do that though becasue they don't want to hurt baseball. I think they should but I know they won't.
2007-08-04 17:45:33 · answer #1 · answered by atomicsheffield 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Barry Bonds will stay something of his existence understanding that he cheated the activity of baseball, his followers, his teammates, his father, and himself. For the greater useful area of twenty-two seasons, all he had to do replaced into be a selfless, team participant who would have already won a minimum of two championships (one in Pittsburgh if he afflicted to show up in the process the playoffs...in basic terms anemic numbers back in those days) via now rather of feeding his ego. the nice and snug button is that for the previous 9 years Bonds has been all approximately his legacy; no longer appropriate to the Giants, no longer approximately being a mentor in direction of youthful black gamers (and for that depend, the black community), no longer approximately residing an prolonged existence for his infants. Bonds has constantly been and constantly would be a entire asshole. I desire he would have a minimum of admitted he made a mistake in taking the BALCO chemicals. something so hassle-free would have allowed the final public to be a minimum of forgiving, it is that if he carried himself like Tony Gwynn or Cal Ripken Jr. So sure, if he incredibly desires to salvage his so-noted as "legacy", then he could be a guy and are available sparkling appropriate to the steroids (or human growth hormone). the quicker, the greater useful.
2016-10-14 00:26:59 · answer #2 · answered by joleen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe. If you used the historical mean as your standard, I'm guessing that it would be possible to take away any home runs hit by Barry And Than The Steroid Boys that exceeded that mean.
2007-08-04 17:52:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
More than lilely not.....even though the whole world knows he was on steroids.........what is really tragic.....is the Pete Rose situation....no enhancement drugs.......most hits ........and he gets his *** nailed for gambling.........big deal...it's a crock of ****.....I hope the commish does'nt show for this "record breaker".............something not fair here....why can't all the players be like Ernie Banks.....it is about time fans rebel in opposition to these prima donnas with their millions of dollars who think their **** does'nt stink....I wonder if a poll was taken ........Is Baseball America's Game......what would be the results.......but sadly to say...all sports are going this way..not to be cynical.......I love sports.........but give the fans a break.....six bucks for a beer and mega-bucks for a ticket......let Bonds set the record......something ror A'Rod to break....especially...in Wrigley Field.......let's hope that every baseball fan has an asterick in the back of their head.......I bet A-Rod would love to play for the Cubbies......ENUF SAID.....Bless everybody.............Good Night
2007-08-04 18:50:34 · answer #4 · answered by clown 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No they couldnt because they wouldn't know how much of his home runs they could take away since he hit a lot of home runs cleanly so it coudnt happen plus all the other players who used steroids and have tested positive would have to lose their stats it would be too much work and calculations
2007-08-04 17:29:22 · answer #5 · answered by Best Answers 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The HR statistic is a count of how often something happened. There is no judgment involved. It's history, and must not be falsified.
The key principle behind statistics is that everything that happens in a game must be accounted for.
2007-08-04 17:58:54 · answer #6 · answered by DaM 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well do that, and take away any stat that any player obtained from 1986 until baseball began it's steroid testing policy in the early 2000's.
baseball had no rule against using performance enhancing chemicals.
2007-08-04 17:43:15 · answer #7 · answered by joe 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That would be very hard to do as it would have to be proven which HRs were hit with the aid of steroids. I say just put an asterisk next to his name in the record books.
2007-08-04 17:35:11 · answer #8 · answered by Redeemer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. But Yahoo took some points away from you for asking this question.
2007-08-04 17:59:06 · answer #9 · answered by eJay 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no... because you cannot prove which home runs he hit while taking steroids, just an asterisk next to his name in the record books
2007-08-04 17:35:03 · answer #10 · answered by JRDUBIZZLE18 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋